Powers’ instincts were right. Buford resident Cyndi Moore was missing her pets, Luke and Mary. The tortoises enjoy grazing on grass. When a contractor didn’t lock the gate at Moore’s home, the pair wandered away looking for a new place to munch, Moore told Channel 2.

Once Powers found them, he took them home and used social media to post about his curious find. While waiting for the owner to claim them, Powers showed the tortoises off to his kids.

“Oh, they had a blast. We had them for probably an hour and a half,” Powers told Channel 2. “Better than a pony!”

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